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The winding road towards a new World Anti-Doping Code

08 January 2013

The sanction length and criteria for the prohibited substance list will be in the centre of discussions in the lead up to the adoption of a new World Anti-Doping Code later this year, David Howman, Director General of WADA,...[more]


David Howman speaking at Play the Game 2009. Photo (c) Jens Astrup/Play the Game


“The Armstrong case has given people a significant jolt”

07 January 2013

Last year’s Armstrong case shows that science alone cannot solve the doping problem in sport. Anti-doping organisations must put more focus on gathering evidence, David Howman urges in this first part of an extensive Play the...[more]


WADA Director General David Howman speaking at Play the Game 2009. Photo (c) Jens Astrup/Play the Game


UCI’s role in the Armstrong doping scandal under investigation

07 December 2012

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced last Friday that an investigation into its role in the Armstrong doping scandal will be undertaken by a three-member Independent Commission chaired by British judge Philip...[more]




Armstrong and the politicians: The whiff of a political scandal

19 October 2012

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency‘s reasoned decision in its case against Lance Armstrong gives a detailed picture of doping practices in professional cycling. But there is much more to the case than has yet been released...[more]




Members of international research network call on WADA to reconsider ban on certain drugs

19 October 2012

The call comes from 19 members of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research (INHDR) and urges the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to reconsider its ban on certain recreational drugs, such as marijuana and other...[more]


Researchers urge WADA to reconsider ban on marijuana. Photo (c) Drome 


USADA brings doping charges against Armstrong

14 June 2012

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has brought formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong, Washington Post reveals. The seven-time Tour de France winner has been immediately banned from all competitions and stands to lose his...[more]


Lance Armstrong. Photo: jdegenhardt/Flickr


FIFA ‘alarmed’ at record positive clenbuterol tests in Mexico

19 October 2011

FIFA has revealed that a record number of athletes tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol at the Under-17 football World Cup in Mexico this year.[more]


FIFA's revelation that meat contamination could have led to over 100 positive clenbuterol tests poses a considerable challenge to WADA.


LeMond happy to be subpoenaed

20 July 2010

Greg LeMond is again speaking out against doping and Lance Armstrong, much like he did at the Play the Game Conference in 2009.[more]


Greg LeMond at the Play the Game Conference in 2009.


New report examines threats to the integrity of sport

14 June 2010

The Examination of Threats to the Integrity of Sports was commissioned by the EU Sports Platform and has been launched in European Parliament. The report, elaborated by Danish research institute Oxford Research, outlines the key...[more]




“The worst things happen in cycling”

09 June 2009

In professional cycling, Greg Lemond told Play the Game, the worst-case doping scenarios often come true[more]




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